Past Seasons

Been watching plenty of short, standalone Pokemon anime. Their production quality is top-notch.

Hisuian Snow - Reminds me of How To Train Your Dragon, but somehow I couldn't really get into it. Perhaps it's because the protagonist didn't have enough interaction with Zorua / Zoruak. 7 / 10

Twilight Wings - Apparently it serves as backstory for one of the latest gen games or something, but I did not play them so I didn't get any of the references or easter eggs. Still a wholesome watch though. 8 / 10

Paldean Winds - This one felt like it has more of an overarching plot compared to Twilight Wings. I enjoyed it more. 9 / 10

Dragonite and the Postman - This right here is my favourite of the lot. I like this story most - perhaps because the stakes here are higher (but tbf the stakes were low across the board). The visuals are stunning. I also find it cool how they change from the modern artstyle to an older-looking one during flashbacks. Instant 10 / 10

With how good modern Pokemon anime turned out to be, I thought I'd check Pokemon: Horizons out. But it has 100+ episodes, so looks like I won't be touching it for a while.

I also tried Code Geass but dropped it after 5 episodes. It has many elements of Gundam which I usually like: warfare, politics, discrimination / classism, friends-turned-enemies. Heck, it is even similar on a superficial level with the Char clones, Lacus clone and mechs.

The problem is with the main characters.

The way Lelouch behaved is just like Light from Death Note, which makes him so dislikable. Had his cause not been just, I would be gladly cheering for his downfall like I did for Tanya in The Saga of Tanya the Evil. But that's not the case. So now I can't really root for / against him.

Suzaku on the other hand is a stereotypically dumb protagonist. I get some of the logic in what he's saying, but his naivety is too much for me to handle.

With such dislikable main characters, I'd naturally dislike the show. 2 / 10

I won't discount resuming it if people tell me that the story becomes that great later on.